EMC APPLICATIONXTENDER ADD-ON MODULES Extension Modules Help You Make Better Decisions and Improve Operational Efficiencies EMC ApplicationXtender is an easy-to-use and implement content management system that electronically stores, organizes, and manages virtually any kind of business-ready content. ApplicationXtender easily integrates with many add-on extension modules to provide an end-to-end solution from document capture, to information and data processing, to the delivery of business-ready content to a number of back-end systems and platforms using either a desktop interface or web browser. As a result, the ApplicationXtender add-on extension modules provide better decision-making capabilities, improve the organization s service levels, and increase the company s operational efficiencies. EMC offers the following ApplicationXtender add-on extension modules: INPUT CAPTURE EMC Captiva QuickScan Pro for ApplicationXtender ApplicationXtender Image Capture ApplicationXtender Desktop MFP (Multi-Function Peripheral) Connector Ascent Capture Enhanced Release Script for ApplicationXtender INFORMATION PROCESSING ApplicationXtender Workflow Manager ApplicationXtender Retention Manager ApplicationXtender Reports Management ApplicationXtender xplore Full Text Search CONTENT DELIVERY ApplicationXtender for Microsoft Office ApplicationXtender Web Public Access (Read Only) ApplicationXtender SDK, CDK, and Web Services Documentation Kit SOLUTION OVERVIEW
Efficiently transform documents via input capture Nearly all contracts, correspondence, invoices and forms still arrive as paper. Many organizations, such as financial services, insurance, government, and healthcare, still depend on manual, paper-based business processes to deliver services to customers. Documents must be collected into paper files and routed through complex workflows. ApplicationXtender integrates with intelligent capture technologies to identify various document types, enabling the capture of a variety of different document types entering the organization. These input capture add-on extension modules are: EMC Captiva QuickScan Pro for ApplicationXtender EMC Captiva QuickScan Pro for ApplicationXtender enables the organization to scan documents in batches, view automatically separated documents, and manipulate files before exporting them in popular file formats into ApplicationXtender. This desktop scanning software is ideal for small or mid-size businesses that need to eliminate manual paperwork and automate the handling of thousands of documents. QuickScan Pro for ApplicationXtender helps process more documents more efficiently and reduce or eliminate hard-copy storage and filing costs. ApplicationXtender Image Capture With EMC ApplicationXtender, users can simultaneously perform work on the same batch from multiple workstations including any combination of scan and index workstations. EMC ApplicationXtender capture packages features the following: autoindex, key reference file and duplicate previous index features. Other advanced features include the following: auto page rotation, thumbnail display, blank page separation and minimum page size discard (blank page detection) ApplicationXtender Desktop MFP Connector ApplicationXtender Desktop MFP (Multi-Function Peripheral) Connector enables digitized files and index information transferred from ecopy ShareScan to be quickly and transparently stored directly in folders within the ApplicationXtender repository. The connector ensures immediate access to scanned documents, providing knowledge workers with quick access to business-ready content, enabling them to be more productive and improving customer service levels. Ascent Capture Enhanced Release Script for ApplicationXtender The Ascent Capture Enhanced Release Script for ApplicationXtender takes documents that have been scanned and indexed in Ascent Capture and releases them to the ApplicationXtender content repository. This add-on module provides a seamless integration between Ascent Capture document management software and ApplicationXtender by automating the process of transforming hard copy documents directly into a centralized back-end content repository for processing. Improve operational efficiencies with information processing ApplicationXtender information processing add-on extension modules offer complete capabilities for creating solutions designed to improve efficiency in document-based business processes. Organizations can bring content under control and into compliance, reducing the company s risk, storage, and discovery costs. Furthermore, it ensures that confidential information remains secure, even after it leaves the repository. The information processing add-on extension modules are:
ApplicationXtender Workflow Manager ApplicationXtender Workflow Manager is an easy-to-use, yet fully enabled workflow solution, featuring process and forms design, workflow management, and analysis tools. Workflow Manager offers complete capabilities for creating solutions designed to improve efficiency in document-based business processes. Workflow Manager enables organizations to improve business performance and reduce costs within and across functional business units. Productivity is increased because manual, documentintensive processes such as those found in accounts receivable or loan origination, for example are reduced through tools that allow a business analyst to design, test, implement, analyze, and manage automated workflows. With features that include out-of-the-box workflow samples, a user-friendly process design environment, and built-in reporting and forms support, designing and managing business processes has never been easier. ApplicationXtender Retention Manager ApplicationXtender Retention Manager enables businesses to easily configure document retention and disposition policies in the background to mitigate risk and meet compliance goals. These policies can be easily and automatically applied and enforced based on the electronic file cabinet. With ApplicationXtender Retention Manager, organizations can bring content under control and into compliance, reducing the organization s risk, storage, and discovery costs. ApplicationXtender Retention Manager can be used to manage the lifecycle of standard business documents or corporate records and information. ApplicationXtender Reports Management ApplicationXtender Reports Management (formerly known as COLDXtender) provides a solution for storing computer generated reports, statements, customer bills, invoices, policies, contracts or any other internal report. By storing these reports within the ApplicationXtender repository, the Reports Management module turns enterprise reports into e-reports, enabling internal and external report delivery saving money by reducing printing and storage costs. It also increases productivity by more efficiently searching retrieving information contained within the reports. The following features are included: Provides intelligent, automatic parsing and indexing of reports, including mixed reports types, with a powerful, easy-to-use data extraction tool that associates index / search values within ApplicationXtender. Use ApplicationXtender advanced search capabilities with the ability to retrieve, print, email and route information Allows reports to be viewed with the ApplicationXtender viewer and enables customer service representatives to see report information in the same way as customers improving response to customer inquiries. Includes forms-overlay capability to enable enhanced presentation for test-based reports Supports IBM AFP, Xerox Metacode, and HP PCL print streams, Adobe PDF as well as ASCII, and EBCDIC(K) text formats. ApplicationXtender xplore Full Text Search ApplicationXtender xplore Full Text Search module helps organizations easily discover information and help knowledge workers put information to work quickly. ApplicationXtender xplore Full Text Search automatically extracts key concepts from the content residing within ApplicationXtender to make information readily available.
ApplicationXtender xplore Full Text Search provides the ability to filter files and content critical for any application platform leveraging unstructured content. This capability not only adds business value by expediting the retrieval process, but it also significantly reduces the business risks associated with excessive information. Customer-facing knowledge workers enjoy quick, convenient, web-based and desktop access to available, pertinent information enabling them to satisfy customers quickly, raise the level of customer service, satisfy the current customer base, and promote customer loyalty. Improve customer service levels through efficient delivery of business-ready content Documents that have been transformed and captured are delivered as business-ready content to the ApplicationXtender repository. Add-on extension modules provide seamless integrations to Microsoft Office, Web Services, and many more. The extension modules help to improve the organization s customer service levels and operational efficiencies. These content delivery add-on extension modules are: ApplicationXtender for Microsoft Office Organizations are continuously taking advantage of the familiarity of the 2013 Microsoft Office system to more easily access mission-critical, line-of-business (LOB) processes, and systems such as accounting and customer service applications. These companies are increasingly deploying Office Business Applications (OBAs) to transform document-based tasks into more efficient, automated processes that align with a particular LOB function. Office Business Applications are a new breed of Microsoft applications that connect line-of-business systems with the people that use them through the familiar user interface of Microsoft Office. ApplicationXtender for Microsoft Office 2013 is designed to support and extend the concept of Office Business Applications, providing direct access from Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint to a document management system. ApplicationXtender Web Public Access (Read-only) ApplicationXtender Web Public Access helps organizations share and leverage their corporate data assets, giving users and business partners the ability to retrieve and use data wherever they need it most. As an integral part of ApplicationXtender family of content management solutions, ApplicationXtender Web Public Access delivers immediate access to stored data via the Internet or corporate intranets or extranets using a standard web browser. ApplicationXtender Web Public Access allows organizations to leverage the new HTML5 Web interface in ApplicationXtender 8.0 to enable 24x7 online collaboration as well as e-business and e-commerce activities. ApplicationXtender SDK and CDK Documentation Kit The ApplicationXtender Software Development Kit (SDK) provides documentation and samples that illustrate the capabilities of the ApplicationXtender Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). This kit provides reference documentation for the new ApplicationXtender REST interface, as well as the existing SOAP and COM Interfaces. The kit also includes code for the samples provided as well as code for common operations. The ApplicationXtender Customization Development Kit (CDK) allows integrators to customize the look and feel of AX, and provides access to the HTML5 document viewer for displaying and manipulating ApplicationXtender documents.
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